Woman, 83, becomes Howard University’s oldest graduate: ‘If I can do it, why not you?’
Hindustan TimesWhen 83-year-old Marie Fowler started her journey towards earning her doctoral degree, she thought she would never make it past the first semester. She did it and went on to become Howard University’s oldest graduate. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “It is never too late,” Fowler told ABC 7 News - WJLA. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The university, in a Facebook post, said that Fowler graduated during the 156th Commencement’s graduating class and that it was the “largest” in the university’s history. “We at the Howard University School of Divinity would like you to help us celebrate the recent 83-year-old Doctor of Ministry graduate, Dr Marie A Fowler, who serves as the oldest graduate of both the Howard University School of Divinity and Howard University overall,” Howard University School of Divinity wrote on X.